Musical pipe toy.



No. 7l4,765. Patented Dec. 2, I902. H. E. F. WESTENFELD.

V MUSICAL PIPE TOY.

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' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

' HERMAN E. F. VVESTENFELD, OF TOLEDO, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TOGEORGE J. SEISS, OF TOLEDO, OHIO.

MUSICAL PIPE TOY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 714,765, datedDecember 2, 1902.

Application filed April 7, 1902. Serial No. 101,660. (No model: i

FELD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Toledo, in the countyof Lucas and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Musical Pipe Toys; and I do hereby declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such aswill enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make'anduse the same.

My invention has reference to a musical pipe toy; and it has for itsobject to provide a toy which shall be attractive to the eye as well asto the car.

A further object incarrying out my inven tion has been to produce a toywhich should be extremely simple in construction, permitting the same tobe produced at a low cost, so as to be sold at a minimum price.

In the fulfillment of the foregoing objects I employ the novelarrangement and the parts and combination of parts hereinafter shown anddescribed and particularly pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is aside elevation of myimproved-toy. Fig. 2 is a like view in part section. Fig. 3 is atransverse section taken on line a: as, Fig. 1. i is a plan view of adisk which I employ in carryingout my invention.

The general appearance of my improved toy is that of a smoking-pipe, anarticle peculiarly fascinating to the youthful mind. The same comprisesa bowl 1, constructed of wood hollowed on the interior at 2.

3 is a tubular stem, the end of which is inserted into the bowl andcommunicates with the hollow interior. A

4 is a sheet-metal disk having an elongated slot 5 formed therethrough,and 6 is a thin metal reed or tongue arranged over the slot, beingsecured atone end at 7, the other end thereof beingfree to vibrate, thearrange ment being adapted to give forth a musical note when air isforced through the slot in Fig..

wood, having radial projections 9, and the same is mounted so as to becapable of rotation above the bowl 1. The axis of rotation of thestar-wheel is transverse to the slot in the disk 4, so that as the airfrom Within the bowl passes outward between the edges of the metal reedand the margin of the slot in the disk the same will be projectedagainst the star-wheel and rapidly rotate the same. To impart theproperspeed of rotation to the star-wheel, it is essential that the samebe mounted at an exact distance above the disk and the reed attachedthereto, and I therefore provide simple means for vertically adjustingthe star-wheel. On opposite sides of the bowl are provided holes 10,parallel to each other and adapted to receive the free ends of theinverted-U-shaped supportingwire 11, which supports the star-wheel. Thefree ends of the Wire 11 are spread apart before being inserted into theholes 10, and the same will after insertion be held in position becauseof spring-pressed contact with the side Walls of the holes. The ends ofthe Wire 11 may be roughened to more firmly engage the side Walls of theholes. In this manner the star-wheel may be raised or lowered and theposition of the same altered until the proper position is attained.

It is apparent that the parts of the toy constructed of wood may bevariously and attractively colored.

From the foregoing description the operation of my improved toy will beunderstood, and it will be observed that I have produced a toy which issimple in construction, cheap to manufacture, simple to operate, and onewhich is fascinating to the eye and to the ear as well.

Having described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent of the United States, is

1. A toy simulating a smoking-pipe,com-

prising a bowl having a top opening, and a stem connecting with theinterior of. the bowl; a disk adapted toobstructthe open ing into thebowl, provided with a slot, a metal reed secured at one end to the diskand arranged over the slot therein, and a star-Wheel mounted upon thebowl above the reed and the disk, adapted to be rotated by the airpassing from the interior of the bowl through the slot in the disk.

2. A toy simulating a smoking-pipe, comprising a hollow bowl having atop opening, and a tubular stem connecting with the interior of thebowl; a disk adapted to obstruct the opening into the bowl, providedwith a slot, a metal reed secured at one end to the disk and arrangedover the slot therein, and a rotatable star-wheel mounted above the reedand the disk, and means for vertically adjusting the star-wheel.

- 3. A toy simulating a smoking-pipe, comprising a hollow bowl having atop opening, and a tubular stem adapted to enter the bowl; adiskdisposed in thetop openingin the bowl,

provided with a slot, a reed attached at one end to the disk, the freeend thereof being adapted to vibrate as air is forced through the slotin the disk; said bowl having parallel holes arranged on opposite sidesof the top opening therein, a U-shaped wire, the free ends of which areadapted to be inserted in the holes in the bowl, and a star-wheel havingradial projections mounted to rotate upon the U-shaped wire, as shownand described.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in presence of twowitnesses HERMAN E. F. WESTENFELD. Witnesses:

CARL H. KELLER, OHAs. C. DEFENBAUGH.

